RE: Bulgaria Claims Rose Crisis - Climate Change

[Guest guest]

Hey Butch . . . I've snipped all else, but wanted to give you a heads up on

other recent Afghanistan rose attempts. It isn't complete hype; there are a

number of entrepreneurs (Afghans living in US) (as well as farmers in

Afghanistan) trying to introduce rose growing to curb the poppy production

for heroin. Their efforts haven't taken purchase yet; obviously the poppy

growers/traders are against it and do everything to sabotage the effort. As

you read the article, you'll see that Shafiq Azizi has to now move a large

rose field to another farm. As long as the Afghans are corrupted by $, it

will be a long haul to convince those in the heroin trade to consider

changing. However, (and I know you know this), Afghans themselves are not

addicted to heroin (certainly against their family-values culture), but the

are more or less forced to grow the poppies to survive. They actually would

embrace an alternative if they could make a living at it. I am not holding

my breath, but would support this movement in any way I can. It is possible

that Sarah Chayes may already be aware of this . . . If not, these contacts

could be helpful to both of you.

 

I blogged on this a while back

http://www.aromaconnection.org/2008/06/struggles-of-ho.html

 

Marcia Elston/Samara Botane

http://www.wingedseed.com

http://www/wingedseed.blogspot.com

http://www.aromaconnection.org

" I flinch when I hear Woody Guthrie's line 'This Land belongs to you and

me.'

Somehow I don't think it was meant to be sung by a chorus of hedge fund

operators. "

-Barbara Ehrenreich

 

 

>

> > (Antal) Adam said: his company encourages farmers in

> Afghanistan to

> > plant

> roses instead of poppies, buying up the harvest to curb heroin trade.

> Butch said:

> I can't find anything in English on Antel Adam but I am not

> inclined to believe the above .. because there is no Afghan

> crop to buy up and there are no farmers in Afghanistan who

> have turned from Opium Poppies to Roses ..

> none. I will check this Antel Adam out and get back with

> y'all but for

> now I conclude that it is commercial spin.